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Hi, AK, When you're sitting, then the side of the thigh has the muscle pretty close to the surface, even in people w/extra "flesh". Pears, like myself. So I can easily stab myself in a very tender area there... I'll have to try to hold a little pressure on the shot-site after shots; lately I'm covered with 1/8" purple spots where I've been (peg+procrit+neupogen = 5 shots/week). Time to play "Connect the dots" again, as I used to with the Pegasys hockey pucks...

I am just coming to the end of my first week on Copaxone and have also experienced the discomfort after the injection. I'm just to waiting to see what side effects will pop up from the cumulative injections. Right now I do get a burning sensation immediately after but I have been applying my ice bag and get immediate relief. I haven't tried the heat pak prior to the injection. Hopefully someone out here will have some more suggestions and answers for you and me.

i did my wk 14 shot last night and as i was injecting the fon rang and it startled me and i guess i pulled the needle out just a bit and it was going UNDER my skin and so i stopped and reinjected the remander or the shot but I had a lump at thefirst injection site and i was wondering if even after rubbing the site if the medicatin will do what its suppose to since i messed up a bit. VERY concerned. I want this treatment to work and hope it will be ok.

Yikes! I'm so sad to hear all of this. I haven't given lots of thought to the 1 year scan yet, but I had some thoughts about insisting on Thyrogen for any further travels to "hypo-he//"!. Now I'm thinking exactly the same thing as Liz94... Patty315, I wish you luck. Let us, (who don't want to, but will "have" to) know how it goes. I wish you a speedy scan, a rapid ascent back to "normal", and positive scan outcome!

Hi IM new, and went for a consultation yesterday at the same doctor as kylie46 on the other thread, Im wondering how long your ab is inflamed for should i be prepared to only were loose dresse for how long ???? will I look pregnant.

After about 4 months, I started injecting manually, and found that the lumps decreased dramatically in size with the manual technique. Now, after I inject I have a small-ish lump which I massage after 24 hours. The lump usually lasts for a few days in most locations. In my arms, the lumps last around 10 days. I have never had much itchiness. Everyone has a somewhat different experience, and I feel I've been pretty lucky. Some find they are allergic and cannot handle the Copaxone.

We found this to be very helpful, along with gently massaging the injection site immediately after the shot. Resulted in less redness at the site for sure.

Some diabetics I have spoken with about injection sites mention that, after years, some areas develop either a slight raising of tissue (almost like a large lump) or in some cases, some tissue atrophy in areas where injections are given. In order to give each area a rest, most doctors do recommend rotating injection sites. However, if you are not comfortable doing this, just watch carefully for any changes, and if you see changes, alter your pattern. Rotating around the area is a good start.

After everything else I was dealing with I have now (a month and a half ago) found a lump in my breast. Of course I immediately went into denial and insisted everything would be ok, It's just hormonal etc etc etc. FINALLY realised it was getting sorer and causing me a lot more discomfort. So off I went to the doctor and had a Mammagram and Ultrasound as I am having a reasonal amount of discharge from the breast as well.....

I have not noticed redness at the site, after the 6th month, I used to and it helped in choosing which leg to inject, but now...i can't tell.

Could it be that my doctor was not as well trained as he should be? Why the lumps after this long? I am a blonde and I know my skin is fair, but 7 weeks is a long time. What do you think??

yes, happened to me too. Though not after giving blood, but after getting an IV put in and a drug injection for a minor surgery. The nurse had a difficult time getting the needle in (guess the vein was slippery). In any event, it hurt very badly going in and a month later there is still a bruise where she put the needle in a little further down my arm. My vein is hard, and there is a hard lump where my elbow crease is.... it's not hurting at all anymore.

hi there, i had a steroid injection a week ago near my achilles tendon for chronic tendonitis, im going through physio too at the moment but have noticed over a couple of days that my whole leg from foot to pelvis aches constantly and i cannot get comfy laying down or sitting,it wakes me if i lay on the side of the problem, the injection also had anaesthtic in it too, im just wondering if anyone has experienced this too after these injections or any ideas on what i should do.

For the past 6 weeks of so I have been having the lumps, too. The SS nurse tells me that we must massage those spots - starting 24 hours after the injection. Hang in there a bit longer - those orals meds aren't here yet and when they arrive they will have their own set of issues to deal with.

I have been giving my Husbands his injections for over two years, I'm a Nurse and today a lump appeared right after the injection site with screaming pain. This has never happened. He just gets a little stinging and that's it. What did I do wrong? I pinched the skin, swabbed just down, massaged for two mins. and the lump, it has gone down, why?

I was talking to her about the lumps and she said all of us should be massaging those lumps/knots about 24 hours after the injection to break up the lump. She suggested doing it in the shower, where the water acts as a lubricant. Stick with it - it does usually get better.

Not much you can do really, usually it is advised to put an icepack immediately after such injection. Hematomas caused by IA injections should disappear by itself after 7 to 14 days. You can still use cold pack + take some over the counter pain medications. Any outside skin discoloration? Any swelling in the muccobuccal fold (between gums and cheek)? Like Momma suggested you can also call your own dentist for some extra advise.

im schedule for another injection on may 9th this time at the surgery center.im nervous but because of temporary painfree time about 2 weeks im willing to try again.is headaches, side effect from epidural steroids injection,or from fall.should i have something to worry about. the cold searing burn in t-spine controls my life i walk like im hump back head leaned forward hurts to stand straight,hurts to lift anything missing out on life with family.

but did you try ice and heat??? it does seem to help...also after a a day or so at the injection site sometimes I get a lump that has a bug bite itch.....the nurse told me 24 hours after injection rub the lump to break it up ...and it works...... the lump and the itch go away..... I hope you find a system that works for you....I would ask your doctor..... what about calling the nurse from where you get your Betaseron...Im sure she will try to help reduce the site reactions.

I've been so careful not to inject in the same place for 28 days. It seems too soon to be developing these hard areas. I'm going to bed-but if anyone has any thoughts, I'd sure appreciate them. I'm going to call my MS Specialist on Monday. Maybe taking Gilenya would be easier for me.

Site massage after 24 hours can also help prevent the formation or build up of scar tissue from the trauma and irritation of injections. Scar tissue can leave permanent lumps that feel crummy and limit potential injection sites for future injections. Congratulations too, on sticking with injections all these years. You're a wonderful example and inspiration for all of us who have barely started our battle against MS.

We sat there for about two and a half hours then she had me inject myself. It went very smooth. Love the autoinject! I did have a little stinging but nothing I couldn't handle. Then got a bit of iching that went away real fast. When I injected my thigh got red as soon as it was done then a welt popped up but the redness went away. I do have a lump from it and its sore but I am so happy to finally be on a DMD and I am really hoping that the Copaxone works for me.

I will now soap and rinse the injection site if I haven't just taken a shower and the little lumps and redness are almost a thing of the past. Usually I take the injection soon after a shower, knowing that my skin is clean. I am told by a nurse that an alcohol prep is always used before injections, due to the risk of a staff infection. This can be found in doctor's offices and hospital settings, rarely in your own home.

) I'm telling you I was really much better until AFTER week 48 - there is something psychological about going over week 48 that throws us into a loop somehow with something I don't understand but it does. Maybe it' just the amount of time or maybe it's our brains...who knows.........you and I weren't too stable to start sweetie were we?

I'm the same as Lulu. I probably inject my tummy way more than Shared Solutions would like especially when I am in a hurry or very tired and want to go to bed. I get the itching almost everywhere I inject except my hips. The weird part is that it is a delayed itch by up to 2-3 days after I injected. I wonder how that is explained.

The nurse said not to worry about not using the swabs, as the risk of staph infection is very low when doing the shots in your own home. I usually do my injection just after getting out of the shower. My questions are: - For those of you on Copaxone, what is working for you in terms of your injection technique? - Does anyone know if there is a long term benefit for using heat and ice, ie: does this reduce the risk of lipoatrophy?

I just want to say to everyone who does the intramuscular DMDs (Avonex and ?) that I really feel for you. Does it always hurt like crazy? This evening while doing my first MANUAL inject of Copaxone on my own, I hit my thigh muscle. OMG - the pain!! My leg is still quivering and it happened maybe 45 min ago. Apparently, I don't know how to measure my invisible "fat." I went straight in and hit something.

I get a little itching but no welt, no lump, no redness. I inject it a lot slower than the autoject so I am sure that is what is helping. It is suppose to go in over 10 seconds but with the autoject it goes in in 5 seconds or less and leaving welts as big as my arm. So needless to say I am happy that this is working for me. I will be much more comfortable doing daily shots without the site reactions. Well I just had to share!

I don't inject into my arms. They were leaving softball size lumps, so my neuro told me to split my tummy in half and figure each half into the rotation.

It got worse after my 2nd Riba. I just kept drinking my water - I felt much better by that evening. I'm going to try to not let that happen again. Last week the sides from the interferon kicked in late Sunday and most of Monday (caught me off guard). This week I won’t be surprise - I'm hoping they will be mild to Non-Existent – this time. IF they come, I’m ready for them.

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